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Everton face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Toffees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 46 and win only 18 of the 84 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2006, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Everton | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Everton | 2 - 4 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Man. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 11 Dec | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Everton | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 20 Apr | Everton | 1 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Everton | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 3.
Everton's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Toffees, and 5 goals against.
Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 39 points from their 17 games. Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 30 points they have accumulated from 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Everton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Won 8 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Everton | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |